I began my cultural excursion on March 23rd, 2016 as hospital volunteer at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Going after the idea of living outside of my normal lifestyle was scary, yet exciting and I truly learned more about myself and the healthcare world. My dominant culture revolves around working out five days a week, consuming healthy meals and living an active lifestyle. I am constantly trying to find ways to keep my mind, body and spirit healthy, all the while maintaining a positive mentality. Although, sometimes it is not easy, I am truly invested in my fitness level and my dedication towards my culture. The cardio, low-fat drinks and water detoxes are all worthwhile to me, because they provide me with an indescribable feeling. …show more content…
My heart began to flutter and my palms began to sweat profusely, because I knew what he was going to ask me. “Ma’am?” he said softly and so intelligently…”Will you do the honors of---?” I exclaimed, “YES!” He then smiled at me and said “Awesome, here you go” as he pushed the patient towards me and then turned around to walk away. My face appeared concerned, shocked and mostly, lost in front of the patient. My naïve mindset thought that this handsome Physician was going to ask me for lunch, but instead he was asking me to take the patient to the discharge lobby, I had already forgotten that I was a volunteer. So following the Physicians orders, I rubbed my palms onto my pants and gave myself a pep talk and pushed the patient towards the exit. All the while pushing the patent, I kept thinking of all the germs that this patient had come into contact with, along with the sickness they still possessed. It was terrifying to consistently look down at the patient wearing a discharge gown with old yellow stains that could either be from orange juice or bodily fluid. My guess was orange juice, just so that I would not freak myself out even more than I already had. I approached the exit door, dropped the patient off and quickly made my way towards t sanitizing station. One pump, two pumps, and then three pumps of sanitizer, just to make sure that my hands were thoroughly clean with the ninety-nine percent germ
Perez, M. A. & Luquis, R.R. (2009). Cultural competence in health education and health promotion. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA.
This lifestyle also taught me to eat healthy and clean food. It motivated me to work out consistently. It influenced me to be consistent. As a result, I can sense that I am becoming healthier and healthier day by day.
Over the past couple of years, you have probably heard this word more than ever. Cultural Appropriation
“An individual’s culture shapes how he or she understands, seeks, reacts to, and expresses feelings about health care throughout the continuum of wellness, including presickness, sickness, and recovery” (Marzilli, 2014, p. 230). Understanding how culture can impact a patient, their needs, and beliefs can improve patient outcomes and improve satisfaction rates.
The first cultural immersion activity that I participated in was going to St. Charles Catholic Church on Ash Wednesday (March 5, 2014). I had a friend who was catholic attend the church with me so I would have a better understanding of what to do and not stand out so much. In addition, I asked my friend to attend with me so I would not do anything in church that was disrespectful. Before going to the church, I thought that I would have to dress up in dress clothes but my friend told me that it is not necessary to dress up for a catholic church, which surprised me. When we first got there, my friend used the holy water and kneeled before entering the pew. I did not do these things because I felt like I would mess up and it would be disrespectful to the religion to mess up those things. Another thing I noticed was when everyone was entering after they have found their seats they would kneel and pray. Later I asked my friend what everyone was doing and she said it was praying to catch up and talk to God about things that has happened since the last time you talked to him.
“Have you called Jenny yet?” and “Weight Watchers, because it works!” are two slogans that American’s have heard year after year. In the past decade, the United States has begun to put a strict focus on health and living longer by focusing strictly on diets. However, that is only one approach to the search for well-being. In 2004, Dan Buettner, an author and researcher from National Geographic, began to focus on the tactics of other areas in the world and whittled them down to find the world’s best practices for wellness. With a team of highly distinguished researchers that ranged from gerontologists to demographers, Buettner travelled the world to find what he describes as the, “areas where
A cultural assessment interview is very important when taking care of patients or their families who may be from a different culture than the nurse’s. In order to be able to better take care of a patient, we first need to know their own interpretation of disease and illness within their cultural context, values, and beliefs. Since I am Indian and my culture is a mix of the Indian cultural beliefs and my religion Islam, I was looking forward to this interview so that I am able to learn more about different cultures using my assessment.
According to Gay, culturally responsive teaching is employing previous experience, performance style of student, and cultural knowledge for the purposes of making learning more suitable and effective for students (Gay, 2000). In other words, culturally responsive teaching practice is using cultural experiences, perceptions of ethnically, and cultural features of student to facilitate when teaching. Furthermore, culturally responsive teaching practice teaches through and to the strength of students. Culturally responsive teaching practices is necessary in connecting the cultural knowledge of students, style of performance, and previous experience to the knowledge of academic with the goal of legitimizing what the students already know. Therefore,
(2014) shed light on two key components for infection control, which includes protecting patients from acquiring infections and protecting health care workers from becoming infected (Curchoe et al., 2014). The techniques that are used to protect patients also provide protection for nurses and other health care workers alike. In order to prevent the spread of infections, it is important for health care workers to be meticulous and attentive when providing care to already vulnerable patients (Curchoe et al., 2014). If a health care worker is aware they may contaminate the surroundings of a patient, they must properly clean, disinfect, and sterilize any contaminated objects in order to reduce or eliminate microorganisms (Curchoe et al., 2014). It is also ideal to change gloves after contact with contaminated secretions and before leaving a patient’s room (Curchoe, 2014). Research suggests that due to standard precaution, gloves must be worn as a single-use item for each invasive procedure, contact with sterile sites, and non-intact skin or mucous membranes (Curchoe et al., 2014). Hence, it is critical that health care workers change gloves during any activity that has been assessed as carrying a risk of exposure to body substances, secretions, excretions, and blood (Curchoe et al.,
Emphasis for cleaning and disinfection should be placed on surfaces that are most likely to become contaminated with pathogens, including clinical contact surfaces in the patient-care area. When these surfaces are touched, microorganisms can be transferred to other surfaces, instruments or to the nose, mouth, or eyes of the patients. Specifically in the pediatric clinic at the SDM, carts are used to put instruments due to the nature of open lay out of the clinic. The carts are considered the operator’s working field and are wiped with disinfectant wipes, and patient napkins are used as a barrier to put on top. Once the sterile instruments are opened and laid on the cart, non-sterile objects cannot be set down or else the whole field would become contaminated.
In The First Resort of King, Richard Arndt argues cultural diplomacy has been a norm “for humans intent upon civilization” since the Bronze Age, when diplomacy has evolved in parallel with language to facilitate cooperation between large groups defined by customs, therefore, in its earliest form, diplomacy meant relations not between nation-state, but between cultures (1). However, over the course of history, the concept of cultural diplomacy changed. Today, cultural diplomacy is typically viewed as a foreign policy tool, utilized by governments in order to advance specific kinds of interests. This is true according to Yang and Liu, who define public diplomacy as a diplomatic activity organised and conducted by a state government and directed
Cultural Appropriation versus Multiculturalism In today's society, there are many different cultures that individuals identify with. Culture is very important to many people and is something that helps define who we are. When different cultures are respected and appreciated, it is a beautiful thing, it can bring individuals in society closer to one another. Ideally, this understanding of one another’s cultures can lead to multiculturalism.
This essay is the respond to the Local Council Member who has wrong idea about a common archetype of adventure tourist. This misconception based on ignorance of current tourism industry, could potentially be a dangerous for local economy and development. The local authority must be well informed about present conditions with the tourism market, before they will make a far reaching decisions about the development direction in this industry. Currently, there are many organisations whose monitoring an international tourism business and this knowledge supposed to be good use for our common good.
Anthropology and Tourism: A Sociological Comparison There are multiple similarities and differences between anthropology and tourism. Similar because they both involve observing the culture of another society, but different in how it is conducted and how it can affect people. Anthropology is meant to be respectful, ask for permission, and make sure that there is no obstruction of boundaries. The main goal of anthropology is to research and understand the way people do things and how the society works. Tourism, on the other hand, can be seen as obtrusive and offensive to the host’s culture.
There is nothing quite like traveling, going someplace new and finding out more about the world and yourself. Anyone can become a traveler it just takes a little bit of faith and courage. Traveling across the world or even across the country is a learning experience. When you are a traveler you see how people live and how different cultures work. It is the best educational experience you could give yourself. You see how the world works in a way no one can teach you. Seeing different cultures and people help build the person you want to be. If you are a traveler the world influences you, because when traveling, you see the good and the bad, and you learn from the right and the wrong. I am very lucky that I am able to be a traveler and see this